1. When trying to establish or change habits or attitudes, there is no such thing as a miracle cure.
  2. We will do a lot more to avoid pain then we do to acquire pleasure.
  3. Pain and pleasure associations drive our lives, and determine our beliefs and values.
  4. My beliefs determine what I focus on.
  5. Whether you believe something to be true or not, you are right!
  6. What i consistently focus on, I get.
  7. Living is learning.
  8. We learn when we are ready...in stages.
  9. At any stage, learning is an expansion of our world.
  10. We learn through discovery.
  11. An education is an accumulation of discoveries.
  12. When something finally becomes real to you, it becomes a usable necessity.
  13. Winning is never an accident; neither is losing.
  14. We tend to move more toward our comfort zones.
  15. Victims of the vicious circle are stuck in comfort zones at a low performance level.
  16. Achievement of any kind requires effort to leave a comfort zone.
  17. A body at rest tends to stay at rest. A body in motion tends to stay in motion.
  18. Creating a big enough why is the first step of motivation.
  19. A burning desire to win requires a reason why.
  20. Your power to act is in knowing how to do it, and then doing it.
  21. If you don't use it, you lose it.
  22. What you do speaks so loudly, I can't hear what you say.
  23. Your state determines your behavior or performance.
  24. You are responsible for, and control your own states.
  25. The words I use help determine my focus (limit me or liberate me).
  26. Execution fuels emotion.
  27. School is big business and must be treated as such.
  28. The key to organization is to handle every little thing immediately.
  29. We re unable to manage time, we can only control events.
  30. We can control events by making decisions.
  31. The toughest part about a decision is deciding to decide.
  32. You will find the time when the task becomes important enough to you.
  33. If you fail to control the events in your life, then the events in your life will control you.
  34. Nothing is too difficult if you are ready for it.
  35. Failing to plan is planning to fail.
  36. Every time a number changes, so does your situation.
  37. You don't win games, you win the situations that win the game.
  38. The only way to truly fail is to quit.
  39. Without the ball, scoring is impossible!
  40. You don't get good grades for studying hard, you get them for knowing the material.
  41. Repetition is the mother of all skill.
  42. Being organized allows for effective use of time.
  43. Practice doesn't make perfect; practice makes permanent, so practice right.
  44. When playing for points, not scoring is not an option, ever!
  45. The final grade, in the long run, is not always as important as the process.
  46. If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there.
  47. Procrastination only becomes a problem when we procrastinate a priority.
  48. If you always do what you are supposed to do, all you will be is average.
  49. You are the only one who can control and direct you!
  50. It doesn't matter what the plan is as long as you have one.